President Donald Trump pardoned disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on Monday. Blagojevich served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump commuted his 14-year sentence in 2020. “It’s my honor to do it. I’ve watched him. He was set up by a lot of bad people,” Trump said. Blagojevich was removed from office in 2009 and was later convicted of corruption charges, including attempted extortion of a children’s hospital for campaign contributions and trying to sell former President Barack Obama’s Senate seat after he was elected president. The former governor began serving a 14-year prison sentence in 2012. The two men knew each other from when the former governor appeared as a contestant on The Apprentice. (Credit: Dan Scavino via Storyful)
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